Why not jack trailer under the spring plates?
For years people have asked where to place the jack in order to jack up a travel trailer. And people always say do not put the jack under the spring pack. This has bothered me for years because it doe...
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Trackrig wrote:
I jack under the spring plates and have never had a problem.
Bill
I hear a ton of stuff when it comes to jacking Trailers and Motor homes and such most of which causes me to think WTF? That makes no sense at all.
Why not put the jack under the spring bracket plate.. The very part that is DESIGNED to carry the weight of the trailer/vehicle?
GOT me and I did study engineering.. I can only think of one answer (Well two) One the person giving the bad advice thinks the fairly small (Bigger than the top of the jack) plate the jack could slip off.. odds of that happening are low and the fact the top of the jack may well NOT pass between the bolts makes it smaller.
Two They are hoping the jack slips (It's more likely to slip on an "other than flat" jack point) and drop the trailer on you.
There is one special case where I'd .. well I'd still put the jack elsewhere..... Removal of the springs so they can be rebuilt (Done that a few times)
